The frantic reality of moving into our unfinished fixer upper was quite stressful. It was a sacrifice to pursue financial freedom to be completely debt free! We are almost there! Well, we were finally able to move into our fixer upper. But, the thing was, when that happened, it was actually not even finished yet. And in reality, no where…
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Last Minute Preparations to Move into Our Unfinished Fixer Upper
Our last minute preparations to move into our unfinished fixer upper were hectic to say the least! It was by no means ready, but we had to make it work! We passed our framing inspection and it was approved! Now we are only days away from moving into the house and this was the condition of it! WALKTHROUGH BEFORE MOVING…
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Walkthrough to Check Out Ceiling Framing and Plumbing Progress
Our walkthrough to check out the ceiling framing and plumbing progress was exciting as we were getting very close to move in day! Here we are again doing another walkthrough to check out the current progress after some framing and plumbing work has been completed. At this point, we were getting very close to moving in. Yes, even in this…
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Small 1930’s Cottage Old Original Wood Siding Surprisingly Discovered
Our small 1930’s cottage old original wood siding was surprisingly discovered while we were renovating this fixer upper. We did not expect this discovery as we weren’t aware the original siding was still on the house and preserved underneath the current siding. Yay, more old treasures to uncover and salvage! BATHROOM RENOVATION DESIGN PLANS I’m still stuck on the design…
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High Vaulted Ceilings and Plumbing the Toilet
The high vaulted ceilings in our small fixer upper and plumbing the toilet were both quite the surprise. Ceilings were great, toilet not my cup of tea! CLAWFOOT TUB HUNT I wanted to make sure our clawfoot tub would fit into the bathroom and asked Nate if he measured the space to confirm. He assured me that it should be…
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